Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 2.1 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR366.38
|
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,017.71
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.49
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.50
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.48
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR521.58
|
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR391.96
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.04
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR196.52
|
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR136.69
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR61.88
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR80.78
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR41.89
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.21
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR36.93
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 98.3% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR624.01
|
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,043.16
|
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,070,854.87
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,068.60
|
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,593.50
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,469.38
|
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,872.42
|
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,776.85
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
|
pay 34.7% more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,823.39
|
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR393,077.56
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR325.67
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR204.93
|
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR407.09
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,863.24
|
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR508.86
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 70.5% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,603.63
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,365.46
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,805.96
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,666.82
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
|
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